48th Annual SCI/D Course: Advancing Recovery through Spinal Cord Assessment & Interventions
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Early bird rate $400 through January 31, 2025. After, $450.
DESCRIPTION
This year’s course offers a comprehensive, hands-on approach to the latest assessment tools and interventions for enhancing outcomes in patients with spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D). Through a blend of expert-led lectures and practical workshops, participants will gain skills in key areas such as autonomic function evaluation, standardized assessments like ISNCSCI and ISAFSCI scoring and wheelchair skills training. The focus on standardization and clinical reasoning equips clinicians with a consistent framework for assessing and treating patients, ensuring that they can make informed, evidence-based decisions. By mastering standardized tools, clinicians can accurately evaluate patient progress and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams. This structured approach, combined with clinical reasoning, helps clinicians adapt interventions to individual patient needs, leading to more precise and effective care. Sessions will cover critical topics like autonomic dysreflexia, respiratory function, and high-intensity training, culminating in specialized workshops on spasticity assessment, autonomic dysfunction, FES, KAFO lab training and functional mobility training.
DATES & LOCATION
This is an in-person course that will be held at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 355 East Erie Street, Chicago IL, 60611 on April 7-8, 2025. For more information on lodging options, see brochure or click here.
AUDIENCE
Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Physicians.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
To successfully complete this course, you must attend and participate on both live dates, submit attendance codes in the Academy Learning Portal and complete an online evaluation of the program April 15th, 2025.
LEARNER OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the medical nuances distinguishing autonomic dysreflexia and other autonomic disorders in individuals with SCI/D, and how to apply intervention strategies to manage these conditions effectively in clinical practice
- Identify three evdence-based recommendations for enhancing respiratory function in individuals with SCI/D
- Evaluate patient progress using standardized assessment tools in SCI/D patients
- Explain the principles of motor learning in improving functional outcomes for SCI/D patients
- Explain the role of upper extremity surgery in the rehabilitation of SCI patients in improving their functional outcome
- Identify two major ways to improve walking function in patients with a SCI/D
WORKSHOPS
During checkout you will be asked to select a workshop for both days of the course. See course brochure for workshop descriptions. Day one wheelchair skills development lab will be limited to twenty registrants.
FEATURED FACULTY
Ryan Solinsky, MD
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician-scientist, Mayo Clinic
Emily J. Fox, PT, DPT, MHS, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida; Director, Brooks-UF PHHP Research Collaboration; Director of Neuromuscular Research & Brooks Motion Analysis Center Brooks Clinical Research Center, Brooks Rehabilitation
For full faculty listing, see brochure
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Nursing:
The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CNE is being offered for 13.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Occupational Therapy:
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 11218. This distance learning-interactive course is offered at 13.5 contact hours, 1.35 CEUs [intermediate level, foundational knowledge/OT service delivery]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.Physician:
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago DBA Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is accredited by the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago DBA Shirley Ryan AbilityLab designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physical Therapy:
This live in-person course has been approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Board for 13.5 contact hours. Approval #216-000069
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is recognized by the California and New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider of physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This course has been approved for 13.5 hours on 11/22/2024.
Many states accept continuing education contact hours recognized in other states, enabling professionals to use these hours to meet their licensing or certification requirements. Please consult your state regulations to see if this meets CEU requirements for your license.